The Rise of the Single-Family Home

<p>To tackle its critical shortage of affordable housing, California has taken aim at a central tenet of the American dream: the single-family home.</p><p>Telling the story of one such property, in San Diego, can teach us about the larger housing crisis and how we might solve it.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/conor-dougherty?smid=pc-thedaily">Conor Dougherty</a>, an economics reporter at The New York Times and author of “Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America.”</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The transformation of 5120 Baxter Street in San Diego is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/california-news"> a projection of California’s tighter, taller future</a>.</li><li>NIMBYs, referring to residents who fight nearby development — especially anything involving apartments — are often<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/economy/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html"> blamed for worsening the housing crisis</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>